A dental crown is the most common finishing restoration when you've received root canal treatment. This is required in most procedures. This is because for a root canal to be successful, your dentist may need to reshape your tooth, especially where your tooth is significantly decayed. This makes a dental crown necessary because it covers the remaining tooth on all sides and absorbs all the pressures for your tooth.
How We Perform Root Canals in Blacktown
When the bacteria that cause tooth decay have found their way through your tooth enamel, they penetrate your inner tooth, filled with living tissue called the pulp. This nourishes your tooth through blood vessels and nerves connecting to your body via your jawbone. The part of your tooth anchored to your jaw is called the roots, and inside those roots are thin passages for your nervous and circulatory systems to follow.
These passages are called root canals, and if your tooth pulp becomes infected, it causes inflammation within your inner tooth, causing considerable pain and endangering the entire tooth. Therefore, we perform root canal treatment by opening the top of your tooth so that we can remove all infected tooth pulp. Then we use rotary endodontics to completely clean your root canals so the infection can spread no further.
Once scoured, we seal your inner tooth against future infection, using a rubber-like material to create a solid wall of protection. But to preserve your remaining tooth, we cap it with a porcelain crown that fits your smile and resembles a natural tooth. This crown ensures your tooth remains intact for the long term.
